Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । ब्रह्मादीनागतान्दृष्ट्वा विस्मिता नारदादयः । क्षेत्राणि तीर्थमुख्यानि विस्मितानि सरिद्वराः । प्रणेमुर्युगपत्सर्वे सर्वाः सर्वाणि सर्वशः

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | brahmādīnāgatāndṛṣṭvā vismitā nāradādayaḥ | kṣetrāṇi tīrthamukhyāni vismitāni saridvarāḥ | praṇemuryugapatsarve sarvāḥ sarvāṇi sarvaśaḥ

Translation

普罗诃罗陀说：见到梵天等诸尊降临，那罗陀等众皆惊叹。诸最胜圣域、诸首要圣渡（tīrtha），乃至诸上妙河流亦同感奇异；众者同时顶礼——各各向一切，以种种方式致敬。

Word by Word

• prahlādaḥ: Prahlāda
• prahlādaḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• brahma-ādīn: Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādīn: Karma (Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहारार्थे (brahmā and others)

• āgatān: arrived
• āgatān: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam ‘to go’ with आ-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense ‘arrived’)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• vismitāḥ: astonished
• vismitāḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √smi ‘to wonder’ with वि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• nārada-ādayaḥ: Nārada and others
• nārada-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (नारदः आदिः येषाम्)

• kṣetrāṇi: sacred places
• kṣetrāṇi: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tīrtha-mukhyāni: chief among tīrthas
• tīrtha-mukhyāni: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थेषु मुख्यानि)

• vismitāni: astonished
• vismitāni: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• sarid-varāḥ: the best rivers
• sarid-varāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarid (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (श्रेष्ठाः सरितः)

• praṇemuḥ: bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; प्र-उपसर्ग

• yugapat: simultaneously
• yugapat: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yugapat (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: simultaneously)

• sarve: all (masc.)
• sarve: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of nāradādayaḥ etc.)

• sarvāḥ: all (fem.)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of saridvarāḥ)

• sarvāṇi: all (neut.)
• sarvāṇi: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of kṣetrāṇi)

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (as the focal point of tīrtha-sammelana)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to a viprendra (best of Brahmins) within the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand, otherworldly convergence: Brahmā and other devas arrive; Nārada and sages gaze in astonishment; personified rivers and tīrthas appear as radiant beings; all bow simultaneously in a universal gesture of reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Brahmā
• Nārada
• Kṣetras
• Tīrthas
• Rivers (Sarits)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a true tīrtha-field, reverence becomes universal—saints, gods, and even the sacred landscape are portrayed as mutually honoring dharma and divinity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred region as a whole, where multiple kṣetras, tīrthas, and rivers are celebrated together.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (bowing/prostration) is highlighted as the spontaneous act of reverence, though no formal rite is prescribed.